realist en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹɪəlɪst/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English realist From real + -ist.
Meanings
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An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.
Aristotle's own doctrine is far from clear. It was this lack of clarity that made possible the medieval controversy between nominalists and realists.
1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
- An adherent of the realism movement; an artist who seeks to portray real everyday life accurately.
- One who believes in seeing things the way they really are, as opposed to how they would like them to be.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| realists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Cloudcuckoolander · fantasist · idealist
Deriveds
hyperrealist · socialist realist · nonrealist · magic realist · ultrarealist · prerealist · technorealist · photorealist · naive realist · antirealist · macrorealist · Eurorealist · sociorealist · magical realist · naïve realist · metarealist · neorealist · race realist · new realist
Synonyms
Translations (38)
ar وَاقِعِيّ (one who sees things as they are) · ca realista (one who sees things as they are) · be рэалістка (one who sees things as they are) · de Realist (advocate of artistic realism) · sh realist (one who sees things as they are) · cmn 實在論者 /实在论者 (one who sees things as they are) · fr réaliste (one who sees things as they are) · ga duine réadúil (one who sees things as they are) · cmn 現實主義者 /现实主义者 (one who sees things as they are) · da realist (one who sees things as they are) · pl realista (advocate of artistic realism) · ca realista (advocate of artistic realism) · de Realistin (advocate of artistic realism) · ru реали́ст (advocate of artistic realism) · de Realist (one who sees things as they are) · cs realista (advocate of artistic realism) · ga réalaí (advocate of artistic realism) · es realista (one who sees things as they are) · nl realist (one who sees things as they are) · fr réaliste (advocate of artistic realism) · ru реали́стка (one who sees things as they are) · hy ռեալիստ (one who sees things as they are) · de Realistin (one who sees things as they are) · es realista (advocate of artistic realism) · ar وَاقِعِيّ (advocate of artistic realism) · hy իրապաշտ (advocate of artistic realism) · da realist (advocate of artistic realism) · hy իրատես (one who sees things as they are) · pl autentysta (advocate of artistic realism) · cs realista (one who sees things as they are) · hu realista (one who sees things as they are) · ru реали́стка (advocate of artistic realism) · sh realist (advocate of artistic realism) · pt realista (advocate of artistic realism) · be рэаліст (one who sees things as they are) · hu realista (advocate of artistic realism) · pl realista (one who sees things as they are) · ru реали́ст (one who sees things as they are)